WASHINGTON: American Airlines plans to put its new Boeing 787 airplane on a third international route as of June 26.
American said it will fly the Dreamliner on the route between Dallas/Fort worth International Airport and Shanghai, China, beginning that day.
The new aircraft type, which is currently in proving and training runs, begins service May 7 on the D/FW-Chicago run. It goes into international service June 2 when American begins flying it from D/FW to Beijing, China. Two days later, American will begin using the Boeing 787 on its D/FW-Buenos Aires, Argentina, route.
On all three international routes, the 226-seat Boeing 787 will replace the larger Boeing 777-200, an aircraft that American configures with either 247 seats (old configuration), 260 seats (interim configuration) or 289 seats (new seating being installed over next year or two).
Bookings for the Shanghai flights on the Boeing 787 start on Sunday, April 5, American said.
